Jesse Campbell

[THUMBS UP]: To Steelers rookie Bam Morris, who fumbled twice in the first half but settled down for 146 rushing yards in his first start. To the Giants secondary for not allowing a big play. Nice play by safety Jesse Campbell, stealing the ball from Eric Green. [THUMBS DOWN]: To the Giants running game. Rodney Hampton (18 carries, 34 yards) appears a step slower.

A 21-year-old Bloomfield man waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday, aimed at challenging a capital felony count and two murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of two Hartford women and the near fatal shooting of a third, on a house porch in Hartford. Police say Jessie Campbell III shot three women in the head, killing Latasha Logan, 20, his former girlfriend and mother of his son Jessie, 4, and Desire Privette, 18. The third woman, Caroline Privette, 39, Desire Privette's aunt, recovered after extensive treatment at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

Turning point: The Giants had cut the deficit to 28-21 when the Redskins got the ball at their 25-yard line with 6 minutes, 35 seconds left. They drove 47 yards in 11 plays, with the help of two Giants penalties, and Scott Blanton kicked a 45-yard field goal with 2:33 left. Key statistic: The Redskins had 15 first downs in the first half, the Giants five. In the second, the Giants had 19, the Redskins five. Thumbs up: To Giants quarterback Dave Brown, who passed for 298 yards -- 216 in the second half.

Turning point: The Giants were leading 17-10 and took over at their 20-yard line with 8 minutes, 23 seconds left in the third quarter. Throwing on first down -- which they had done successfully -- Dave Brown's pass was high and tipped up by Chris Calloway. Pat Terrell intercepted for Carolina at the 30, putting the Panthers within range of the tying touchdown. They got it in six plays, and the Giants made only two more first downs. Key statistic: Brown was 6-for-7 for 91 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter, 9-for-24 for 132 yards with three interceptions in the last three quarters.

Everson Walls returned to his home in Secaucus Tuesday and clicked on his answering machine. His coach, Ray Handley, had left a message after the beep -- several messages. Please call when you get in. Walls didn't. "I knew what it was," he said. "I wasn't surprised. I called my family and friends, told them what was going on. Then I called my attorney." Walls, 32, a four-time Pro Bowl defensive back, was released by the Giants after two-plus seasons. Hecleaned out his locker Wednesday, then met with Handley.

The Giants used the middle rounds of the NFL Draft to fill their biggest remaining hole, the defensive backfield. Before the selection process resumed Sunday, the Giants traded one of their three sixth-round picks to the Vikings for safety Vencie Glenn, a 10-year veteran. With their fifth-round pick, the Giants took cornerback/safety Roderick Mullen of Grambling. In the third round Saturday night, the Giants chose safety Rodney Young of LSU. Jarvis Williams and John Booty, two of the top three Giants safeties from last season,are unrestricted free agents and not expected to return.

From Hartford's point of view, the frightening part of the one-man grand jury report released Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Arthur L. Spada -- if true -- isn't that a good police officer went bad. That happens. The problem is that it happened at least two years ago, and nothing was done about it. The core of Spada's report describes the activities of a state trooper and a Hartford sergeant who were both assigned to the Statewide Narcotics Task Force. The two, Ramon Valentin and Sgt. Jose L. Morales, are accused of shaking down drug dealers, stealing from drug dealers, selling drugs themselves and a bunch of other stuff.

A 21-year-old Bloomfield man waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday, aimed at challenging a capital felony count and two murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of two Hartford women and the near fatal shooting of a third, on a house porch in Hartford. Police say Jessie Campbell III shot three women in the head, killing Latasha Logan, 20, his former girlfriend and mother of his son Jessie, 4, and Desire Privette, 18. The third woman, Caroline Privette, 39, Desire Privette's aunt, recovered after extensive treatment at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS--Signed QB Boomer Esiason to a two-year contract. WASHINGTON REDSKINS--Signed CB Cris Dishman to a four-year contract and S Jesse Campbell to a three-year contract.

A story March 31 on Page B9 about a ruling in the case of convicted killer Jesse Campbell failed to identify the source of information from a previous court hearing. That information originally was published in the Journal Inquirer of Manchester.

The Giants used the middle rounds of the NFL Draft to fill their biggest remaining hole, the defensive backfield. Before the selection process resumed Sunday, the Giants traded one of their three sixth-round picks to the Vikings for safety Vencie Glenn, a 10-year veteran. With their fifth-round pick, the Giants took cornerback/safety Roderick Mullen of Grambling. In the third round Saturday night, the Giants chose safety Rodney Young of LSU. Jarvis Williams and John Booty, two of the top three Giants safeties from last season,are unrestricted free agents and not expected to return.

[THUMBS UP]: To Steelers rookie Bam Morris, who fumbled twice in the first half but settled down for 146 rushing yards in his first start. To the Giants secondary for not allowing a big play. Nice play by safety Jesse Campbell, stealing the ball from Eric Green. [THUMBS DOWN]: To the Giants running game. Rodney Hampton (18 carries, 34 yards) appears a step slower.

From Hartford's point of view, the frightening part of the one-man grand jury report released Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Arthur L. Spada -- if true -- isn't that a good police officer went bad. That happens. The problem is that it happened at least two years ago, and nothing was done about it. The core of Spada's report describes the activities of a state trooper and a Hartford sergeant who were both assigned to the Statewide Narcotics Task Force. The two, Ramon Valentin and Sgt. Jose L. Morales, are accused of shaking down drug dealers, stealing from drug dealers, selling drugs themselves and a bunch of other stuff.

Everson Walls returned to his home in Secaucus Tuesday and clicked on his answering machine. His coach, Ray Handley, had left a message after the beep -- several messages. Please call when you get in. Walls didn't. "I knew what it was," he said. "I wasn't surprised. I called my family and friends, told them what was going on. Then I called my attorney." Walls, 32, a four-time Pro Bowl defensive back, was released by the Giants after two-plus seasons. Hecleaned out his locker Wednesday, then met with Handley.